Isaiah 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall
rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into
plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not
lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any
more

The verse from Isaiah speaks about the day when the Lord Jesus
is ruling from Jerusalem after His Second Coming. Until that
time, there are going to be wars which continually get worse
until the battle of Armageddon. At this the battle, the Lord
Jesus will destroy all the armies of the world with His glory
and His spoken word.
Iran is now on the front burner. The talk of war is nonstop.
Israel is getting ready for the war. Obama says he is not going
to allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon. Iran is now very close.
Israel says it will not allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon,
while Iran is full speed a head to build it. Israel is not
bluffing as its very existence depends on Iran not obtaining
this weapon. This year could see the beginning of the war.
One issue that could trigger the war are the sanctions on Iran
that are about to be imposed. The sanctions would cripple Iran's
economy. Obama signed the law January 1 which will take effect
60 days later. This would mean the first week of March is the
time frame for the sanctions to start. Iran said the sanctions
are an act of war, and the nation would move to close the Strait
of Hormuz. The US Navy said it would keep the straight open.
Look for real tension to build as March approaches. This Spring
could be very tense with the possibility of war in the Persian
Gulf

http://www.debka.com/article/21609/

This is now a very key issue which could trigger the war

. "US President Barack Obama Saturday signed into
law measures penalizing foreign financial institutions doing
business with Iran's central bank, Bank Markazi - the toughest
sanctions imposed yet over Iran's development of a nuclear
weapon. In recent weeks Tehran has repeatedly warned that it
would deem the signing of this measure an act of war and respond
with drastic steps including the closure of the Strait of
Hormuz.
The bill targeting anyone dealing with Iran's central bank seeks
to force other countries to choose between buying oil from Iran
or being shut out of transactions with US financial institutions
and banks. The new sanctions will begin taking effect in 60 days
– the toughest not for at least six months, giving Tehran some
space to cooperate with international demands to call off its
nuclear weapon program

Iran is getting backed into a corner. In the end, the war is
coming, and it is just a matter of what incident will trigger
it.
"Iran will not repeat its warning ... the enemy's carrier has
been moved to the Sea of Oman because of our drill. I recommend
and emphasize to the American carrier not to return to the
Persian Gulf," Salehi told IRNA "I advise, recommend and warn
them (the Americans) over the return of this carrier to the
Persian Gulf because we are not in the habit of warning more
than once,"
The war clouds are gathering very rapidly. Something is going to
break and start the war. Use the remaining time, which might not
be too much, to grow in grace and faith. Keep your spiritual
eyes glued on the Lord Jesus as everything is going to be
shaken. If you are not anchored in Him, the fear and anxiety in
the world could grab hold of you. There is no fear when you are
anchored in the Lord Jesus.
May the LORD God of Israel bless and protect you.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but
of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

"A showdown between Iran and the United States over
Tehran’s threats to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to oil
tankers worsened Thursday with warships from each side giving
weight to an increasingly bellicose exchange of words."

"Iran said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it
described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military
muscle in the face of mounting Western pressure over its nuclear
program."

The coming war is going to be all-out, and fight to the finish
between the Israeli and the Palestinians. Most likely Jerusalem
is going to see intense fighting. In the end, there will be no
Palestinians left and the Jews will be free to rebuild their
temple. This temple needs to be rebuilt to fulfill the end-time
prophetic word of God.
"For years, the defense establishment widely assumed that
Israel’s enemies – primarily Hezbollah and Syria – would avoid
targeting Jerusalem due to the relatively large Arab population
in the city, and the fear that Muslim holy sites such as the
Aksa Mosque would accidentally be hit." “That is no longer the
case,” a senior IDF officer told The Jerusalem Post. “We now
believe that in a future war, there’s a possibility that
Jerusalem will also come under missile fire even from the Gaza
Strip

"If the Quartet can't get the Israeli and Palestinian sides to
the table by January 26, it means they have failed and the
Palestinian leadership will study its position and act
accordingly," he told Palestine TV."
The diplomatic offensive the Palestinians are planning to launch
later this month could include pushing the UN Security Council
to pass a resolution condemning settlement construction and
urging the International Criminal Court to try Israel for war
crimes related to its 2008-2009 incursion into the Gaza Strip.
2012 "will be the start of an unprecedented diplomatic campaign
on the part of the Palestinian leadership, and it will be a year
of pressure on Israel that will put it under a real
international siege," said Fatah Central Committee member Nabil
Sha'ath, according to an Israeli Foreign Ministry document. "The
campaign will be similar to the one waged against apartheid in
South Africa."

Hamas has sworn to destroy Israel. How can it then be part of
the "peace process" although then this process is to destroy
Israel.

"The Palestinians say Israel must freeze settlement construction
and agree to return to its pre-1967 lines for peace talks to
resume. The Palestinians want to establish an independent state
in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip -- areas
that were captured in the 1967 Mideast war

Syria is on the verge of collapse and the rats are running. In
the end, Syria is going to be totally destroyed and never
rebuilt.

"Israeli and Palestinian negotiators headed to Jordan on Monday
for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly 16 months,
although both sides stressed it did not mark a renewal of
talks."

Hebrews 13:20,21 Now the God of peace, that brought again from
the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the everlasting covenant, Make you perfect
in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is
wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be
glory for ever and ever. Amen